The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-11-03

knights of Labor hall.
and having good success.
Our Swanville correspondent makes good re
port of the Grange at that place.
Swan Il Sibley Bros, of this city, are shipping
large quantities Of coal into the interior.
Smelt fishermen are getting ready for the fa
and winter catch. 1t is about time for the smells
to put in appearance.
Fine views of different places of interest about
Castnc, and of the students of the Normal School
have been made recently by futile, of Belfast.
Warden Bean, of the State prison came to Bel
fast Friday and took away Mcdonald who was
sentenced to three years Imprisonment for bur
81 airy.
The horse between the Belfast Livery Co.
and Mr.. j. Edwin Eaton of Wal,loboro, which was
to have been tried at Wiscassctt this week has
been settled out of court.
The prices quoted by Mark Andrews in lis adj
vertisemcnt this week are very low. Every one in
need of clothing should examine his stock before
making their winter purchases.
Nathaniel Shaw, the owner of the Shaw springs In
springs flows into Little River and will furnish
the greater part OF the water supply of Belfast
1t is SAID that the parties moving in the matter of
n downtown hotel mean business. The plan is to
buy the present Windsor House, move that build
ing back and use il as ell building brick front
on the present site. We hope this will be done.
There is room for two good hotels.
The County Commissioners Friday laiti out
and established the line between the Court House
lot and the Angler property, so-callcd They have
driven down monuments to mark the line. An IT.
tempt was made to straghten the line but the own.
er of the Angler property and the commissioners
could not come to an agreement
Mr.. Percy y. Sanhorn has Il very cosy studio il,
| Mr. G. \. Blacks building ON High street. 1t i,
furnished with quaint furniture and in one corne,
stands clock of our grandiathcrs day. Sketches
and paintings aorn the wall and among the latter
is the oil painting Of Maynowcr- which took iii
pioma at the State Fair. Saturday when the Jour
nal representative looked in Mr. Sanborn had Oh
his easel some work that will be sent to the fa,
West. Mr.. Sanhorn's studio hours are 9 to II A. m
and to pm.
COUNTY ATTORNEY ItNToN. The liquor deal
ers of Belfast are greatly inccnsed against County
Attorney Dunton because he is cndcavoring to en-
force the proltibitory law, and he comes in 10
much cursng They say; 1--WE elected him rs
| Democrat, but we now wish that his opponent, Mr.
Rogers, had been elected" Mr.. Dunton is a Demo
crat and not an advocate of the prohibitory law
but he is conscientious, has taken an oath to en-
force the law and proposes to do it, state Const,
bic Mitchell says he has no reason to complain o
Mr. Gunton's official acts, and he is commended h,
the temperance people.
STEAMER NOTES. The low excursion rates OF
| the u. n b. =. Co.'S steamers continue until Noy
llth. y round trip ticket for 81 p, with admisso
to the Mechanics Fair, is certainly very chea
travelling, and many have avaied themselves {
this opportunity to visit the Hub and "takc in tn
Fair. The palatial pcnobscot is still ON the lin
with Capt. ingraham deck and Purser Han
| come in the office, both prime fayorites With T.
| travelling public, and dcscrvedly so. Indeed t.
boats Of this line arc finely oficered througno.,
and comfort and safety are assured to their T.
| rons The Lucy i, Miller will run but two me
| trips, the fine new iron steamship Caroline NIier
having been chartered to take her place. The wv
boat is twice as large as the Lucy r., and willar
| ry 1000 tons of freight. Sheiis very fast ad
| staunch boat. She was built only three yea, ago
and has been running regularly on the rolt be
tween New York and Cuba. The new boz will
run all winter, making landings at Buckspo.
BATTLE or GETTY sBURt;. Gen. st. Clair Null
holland, lectured ON the battle of Gettyslr re-, at
the Belfast Opera House Monday eening,
under the management of Thomas II. NJ shall
Post G. A. r. The lecturer said Maine Id ten
regiments In the fight and her soldiers Nrc as
brave as any on that famous battlefield. 1e first
shot fired from the Union line was by the econd
Maine battery. The battle of GettysbIg was
| the greatest battle of modern times In the
war between Germany and France in 40 one
| man in 1900 was killed, while one man 50 was
| Killed during the war of the rebellion Eight
states of the South lost more men durindhe war
| than England has lost in war in the at eight
centuries The lecture was illustratedyilh ten
| paintings representing important seels in the
| three days fight. The paintings wereery vivid
| and gave an excellent idea of this e.at battle,
which was the turning point in the wa the begin
ming Of the end. The hall was we filed, the
larger portion of the audience beingA soldiers
Many present were actual particpantn the great
| battle and highly enjoyed the lecture
is building for Miss Emily Alden, c,ner of Court
and Park Streets is up and boarded 1t will be a
very convenient as well as tastefulesidence and
an ornament to the neighhorhood. :. Mr.. }. d.
| Tucker, who bought one of the elsf the Crosby
| house has moved it on his land anNill put on an
extension and fit it up for a tcncmtt house Mi.
| A. a. Iowes who bought the secol ell will move
it on his land Bridge street whe, it will be fin
| ished for a tenement house. The ctage bought by
the Chase heirs will he moved ontol c lot Spring
street and fitted up for Mr.. 4. Potte was
the only bidder for building the fanlation for the
new hotel and the contract of oIse went to him.
MIR. Pottc is not !: mason, but huas lots OF sand
Mr. f. H. Conant is paintin. his residence on
| Church Street.. III. j. Locke ha hal the window
of his jcwclry shop lowered, tn better to display
his goods. 1t ais" affords a betr view of Ratios
smiling countcnancc. Mr.. Arold Harris, of this
| city, has made some repairs on ne building occupl
ell by Clarence Know lton, inclding new window
frames in the upper storo.. The McCntock
house, corner High and 81 ing streets. is being
painted in colorS, adding nlch to its appearance
and improving the neyho lood.. The Palmer
house is 10 he painted next prny.
| ON TIE NEW HOTEL GRIMES. Large numbers
of people visit the Crosby lot daily and all seem
pleased at the prospect tht Belfast is at last t.
| have II hotel worthy of the lace. We hear OF but
| one man who finds fault win the location. Every
body else is ethusiastic as hey may well be-.
| "Befast has not shown sue. signs Of Improvement
| for twenty years. remarked an old citizen as he
| watched the work of executing the cellar for the
| Hotel Crosby. ono, not hr forty years" replied
| another old citizen, cane the young man who
throws cold water ON this .nd other improvements
and says that the men who have brought this
himself Il laughing stock or the community.....
Monday morning the wor, of laying the cellar wau
was begun, and the ston. the ground indicates
| that 1t is to be very SUBSTANTIAL MIR. Walker VIII
is doing this part of the work, has bought the larg
granite posts that formed part Of the fence in tn
rear of the post Office md will use them in Il.
wall, which is to be lad in cement THE fami
moved out of the Crosby house last week, and N.
| Stewart will soon have it on rollers and movin4o
the rear......It is said that outside parties ire
ready to bid on building the hotel and we bcuyc
the directors intend to require a subscriptloI of
| 1000 as 4 part of the contract, in Justice tIhc
| local builders who have taken stock. "A gdtle.
| man from Massachusetts who has visited herthe
past three seasons 5 delighted with Belfasts
| summer resort and has doubt as to the slFess
of the hotel enterprise. He regards the site cbsen
as unsurpassed, and says Belfast may conii6ntly
look forward to lnrge number of summef'isit-
| ors. -.